India’s Vikram lander loses contact

Saw the news via feeds and The Guardian, looks like India’s second attempt to land a probe on the Moon has failed. What a pisser! As much I am cautious about the country’s other ambitions, namely their saber-rattling with Pakistan over Kashmir, their homegrown Nazi movement called the BJP (the ruling party too) and economic cheating (not as bad as China…yet); I welcome all nations participating in space exploration. What the Indian space agency learns about the lunar poles is useful to all and should remain so. I also want to encourage them to keep trying. Failure is a huge part of the process as the US and Russia/USSR know all too well.